A project manager is formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. What is an input to this process?

Verified deliverables, produced as an output of the Control Quality process, are a primary input to the Validate Scope process where formal acceptance is obtained from stakeholders. Deliverables must first be verified as meeting quality requirements before they can be formally accepted, establishing a sequential dependency between the two processes.

Validated deliverables do not exist as a defined PMBOK artifact; the correct terminology for deliverables confirmed against quality criteria is 'verified deliverables,' produced by Control Quality.

Accepted deliverables are an output of the Validate Scope process, not an input; they represent the result of the formal acceptance activity, not something provided before it begins.

Completed change requests are outputs of the Perform Integrated Change Control process and are not a defined input to the Validate Scope process for formalizing deliverable acceptance.